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It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM
It seems like the NASA connection is more in the vein of "Holy crap, life exists in more ways than we previously thought, so it's entirely possible we'll find life on non Earth-like planets"


The funniest part of the press conference was when the USA Today lady asked the presenters to comment on the disappointment their readers were already expressing online that they "didn't pull ET out of a hat to do a dance" (actual quote) and the NASA lady was all was like "omg srsly USA Today you don't even understand" (paraphrase). :D
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More Important Than Soccer: Completely new type of DNA discovered beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 04:48:51 PM 1647 Views
that is TOTALLY inappropriate LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:58:47 PM 857 Views
Of course there is... Jacob - 02/12/2010 05:02:30 PM 864 Views
I saw, I'm just not in the proper habit yet LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 05:35:33 PM 967 Views
Crazy awesome. nossy - 02/12/2010 05:07:49 PM 932 Views
Re: Crazy awesome. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:56 PM 776 Views
It's confusing, that's for sure. nossy - 03/12/2010 02:01:11 AM 767 Views
lol, or maybe not nossy - 09/12/2010 07:49:19 PM 1141 Views
So the movie Evolution was real! Stephen - 02/12/2010 05:24:16 PM 865 Views
Nice reference, but not quite. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:04 PM 807 Views
Thanks for clearing that up Stephen - 02/12/2010 11:23:36 PM 915 Views
Wow. *NM* Gher - 02/12/2010 05:32:08 PM 488 Views
I love how it was found in a massively polluted lake beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 05:35:22 PM 801 Views
Dang. I thought it was naturally occurring. Missed the part where it was grown in a lab. Gher - 03/12/2010 02:16:16 AM 947 Views
The answer to your question is: Pretty damn cool. *NM* Nate - 02/12/2010 05:33:54 PM 468 Views
Goddamnit I am SO PISSED that I have a meeting at 2!!! Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 05:50:21 PM 758 Views
I won't pretend I know enough about biology to understand the impact of this ironclad - 02/12/2010 06:26:24 PM 916 Views
It's like finding a type of rock that eats laughter beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 06:51:15 PM 766 Views
... without coming down and dealing with the nasty stomach cramps. Joel - 02/12/2010 09:49:06 PM 961 Views
I think I had an ex once that was made of arsenic. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2010 07:10:57 PM 439 Views
Maris? *NM* ironclad - 02/12/2010 07:33:14 PM 483 Views
Well you are made of poison, so that makes sense. *NM* snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:09 PM 440 Views
Curse you, poetic justice! Curse you! Craig - 04/12/2010 03:38:37 AM 954 Views
So, is it an alien? Lordling - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM 910 Views
I don't see why it couldn't be natural LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 07:22:49 PM 811 Views
They haven't mentioned anything saying it's not from Earth, I think beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 08:03:44 PM 923 Views
It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM 950 Views
lols. *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:17:40 PM 458 Views
The bacteria in question is part of a known lineage Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:07:34 PM 1147 Views
see my note below LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:13:35 PM 918 Views
Maybe Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:23:16 PM 848 Views
it could be there are some in the lake naturally LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 09:00:42 PM 767 Views
Huh! I must have missed that part. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 09:05:15 PM 442 Views
No it isn't! snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:34 PM 922 Views
I really didn't understand that, either. jh - 04/12/2010 10:44:51 AM 933 Views
So, apparently, this bacteria doesn't use arsneic for its DNA in its natural state? LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:06:02 PM 820 Views
While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM 814 Views
Re: While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:34:34 PM 751 Views
True, but I'm not "looking for" anything in particular, so I just like it *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:09:21 PM 473 Views
It's interesting, but not completely shocking BlackAdder - 02/12/2010 08:08:46 PM 994 Views
Less cool a revelation than I was hoping, but certainly not a complete disappointment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:35:33 PM 432 Views
I don't understand why this is such a big deal. It always seemed common sense to me that there are Tashmere - 02/12/2010 10:40:22 PM 960 Views
I think it just makes them happy that they can widen the parameters for life-sustaining planets. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 11:00:31 PM 426 Views
yah. it's one thing to theorize, another thing to find something to hold true. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:10:23 PM 832 Views
It's much more than an educated guess. Dreaded Anomaly - 02/12/2010 11:59:18 PM 991 Views
You can't "know" from this distance. Tashmere - 03/12/2010 03:13:05 AM 743 Views
Why not? Isaac - 03/12/2010 04:42:15 AM 993 Views
obviously you have not learned to look at the back label on the car *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:04:42 PM 414 Views
Yes, we can. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 06:04:48 PM 1164 Views
The problem probably is with me. Tashmere - 04/12/2010 08:00:56 PM 816 Views
No, they aren't. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 10:01:25 PM 828 Views
Depends on how you view evidence, no? Nate - 05/12/2010 04:50:11 AM 1063 Views
There are correct and incorrect ways to view evidence. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 05:42:41 AM 767 Views
Are you baiting me to bait you? Tashmere - 05/12/2010 06:41:49 AM 998 Views
I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:26:39 AM 996 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 05/12/2010 07:08:04 PM 793 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:56:43 PM 970 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 03:15:37 AM 931 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/12/2010 09:18:51 PM 849 Views
Okay. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 11:22:44 PM 1008 Views
I made my students watch the NASA channel for over two hours today Larry - 02/12/2010 11:11:40 PM 731 Views
I watched that and was very intrigued Fox and Ravens - 03/12/2010 01:31:29 AM 690 Views
It's neat, but I object to the circus act Isaac - 03/12/2010 02:52:46 AM 942 Views
yah, and it's kind of shooting themselves in the foot anyways LadyLorraine - 03/12/2010 09:10:21 AM 807 Views
xkcd ironclad - 03/12/2010 10:35:24 AM 970 Views
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